Trials Not Evils
Mary Wilder Tileston teaches that trials and troubles can be transformed into blessings when we surrender to God and repress complaints and murmurs.
Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the importance of being rich toward God rather than solely focusing on earthly treasures, highlighting the value of daily cross-bearing, self-denial, and enduring trials with patience and cheerfulness as ways to enrich our relationship with God. She encourages viewing troubles and trials as opportunities for blessings, sent by God for our growth and transformation. Surrendering all our worries and cares to God's hands, even the smallest things we cannot comprehend, leads to a transformation of burdens into blessings.
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So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
--LUKE 12:21
IT seems as if God gathered into His storehouse, from each of our lives, fruit in which He delights. And the daily cross-bearings and self-denials, the bright word spoken when head and heart are weary, the meek endurance of misunderstanding, the steady going on in one unbroken round, with a patient cheerfulness that knows nothing of "moods,"--all these are garnered there, and add to our riches towards Him.
--H. BOWMAN
IT is a great matter to learn to look upon troubles and trials not as simply evils. How can that be evil which God sends? And those who can repress complaints, murmurs, and peevish bemoaning--better still, the vexed feelings which beset us when those around inflict petty annoyances and slights on us--will really find that their little daily worries are turning into blessings.
--H. L. Sidney LEAR
Just to leave in His dear hand
Little things;
All we cannot understand,
All that stings.
Just to let Him take the care
Sorely pressing,
Finding all we let Him bear
Changed to blessing.
--FRANCES R. HAVERGAL
Sermon Outline
- Understanding Trials as Blessings
- The Power of Surrender
- Leaving troubles in God's hand
- Letting Him take care of the pressing issues
- Finding blessings in what we let Him bear
Key Quotes
“So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Just to leave in His dear hand Little things; All we cannot understand, All that stings.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Finding all we let Him bear Changed to blessing.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Practice repressing complaints and murmurs when faced with trials and troubles.
- Surrender your burdens to God and let Him take care of them.
- Trust that God can change your troubles into blessings.